TY - JOUR JF - Acarologia T1 - A survey of numerical methods useful in taxonomy VL - 11 IS - 3 SP - 357 EP - 375 PY - 1969 SN - 0044-586X SN - 2107-7207 PB - Les Amis d'Acarologia AU - Gower, J.C. UR - https://www1.montpellier.inrae.fr/CBGP/acarologia/article.php?id=3494 DA - 1969-11-13 KW - numerical taxonomy AB - The principles underlying sorne numerical methods useful in taxonomy are described. The mathematical treatment is elementary and is intended to give an introduction to the subject that can be supplemented by further reading. Classification, identification and the construction of phylogenies are discussed. As a first step towards improving the methods, attention is drawn to sorne of their deficiencies. Only by understanding the principles can taxonomists judge the usefulness, or otherwise, of numerical methods. ER -